Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 964932 - Employee injures hand in printing machine

Accident Summary Nr: 964932 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 02/27/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104363510	03/20/1991	2752	0	Key Press, Ltd

Abstract: On February 27, 1991, Employee #1 was attempting to clear a jammed lever (bar) on a Heidelberger offset letterset. While his hand was in the machine and he was pushing on the lever, he inadvertently hit the ON-OFF knob. The lever swung over and caught his hand between it and the side wall of the machine. His hand remained caught until two coworkers turned off the printer and the electric safety switch, and manually turned the fly-wheel in the opposite direction to back the lever (bar) off his hand. Employee #1 had not locked out the press nor had he called the plant supervisor to correct the problem, as expected. He had been trained on the operational and safety procedures for this type of equipment.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, PRINTING PRESS, OFFSET PRESS, WORK RULES, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104363510			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Printing machine operators

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